Noi the Albino
Nói albínói
Iceland, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark
2003
93 Min
Color
1.66:1
French, Icelandic
Synopsis
A wonderboy and drop-out on an Icelandic village scale, Noi (17), dreams of escaping from his remote fjord with the girl from the filling station. Noi drifts through life in a remote fjord in northern Iceland. In the winter, the fjord is completely cut off from the outside world, encircled by terrifying mountains under a thick layer of snow. Noi dreams of escaping from this white prison, together with Iris, a city girl who works at the local filling station. But Noi’s clumsy attempts to escape don’t get him anywhere, and only get out of hand.
Director
Dagur Kári
He was born in Paris, France to Icelandic parents and returned to Iceland when he was 3 years old. Dagur graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1999, with art house short movie Lost Weekend. The film got off to a good start and gained the first popularity winning 11 prizes on the international festival circuit.
The first feature film Noi the Albino (Nói albínói) he released in 2003 and also won several international awards. Then followed with his second film, Voksne mennesker (Dark Horse), which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2008, he finished his first English language film The Good Heart, starring Brian Cox, Paul Dano and Isild Le Besco. He is also a member of the band Slowblow, whose music featured in Nói albínói.
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Désespérance islandaise électrique
By hubertguillaud on April 21, 2010
Désespérance islandaise électrique – 16/09/2009
Noi Albinoi, à l’image de son titre, est un ovni, une exploration électrique de l’adolescence dans la désespérance islandaise, passant du rire… read review
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